Which to use
“ungewöhnliche” and “ungewöhnliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,283
- “ungewöhnliche” frequency rank
- #17,439
- “ungewöhnliches” frequency rank
- 26722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewöhnliche | ungewöhnliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewöhnlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewöhnlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ungewöhnliche and ungewöhnliches apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ungewöhnliche ([ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçə]) and ungewöhnliches ([ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “ungewöhnliche” sits inside “ungewöhnliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewöhnliche is recorded at frequency rank #9,283, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçə]. ungewöhnliches is at rank #17,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26722, this pair ranks #1,813,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ungewöhnliche vs ungewöhnliches
Shared letters: ceghilnuwö. Private to "ungewöhnliche": -. Private to "ungewöhnliches": s.
"ungewöhnliche" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCV · "ungewöhnliches" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCVC